From: Paul Thompson < > Sent: Wednesday, 5 February 2020 8:10 AM To: Clare Helm Cc: John Barr < > Subject: RNZ Music Strategy Update -

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Mōrena Clare

I hope you are well.

As discussed last week, at 10am today we will begin consulting staff about the implementation of the new Music Strategy.

See below a stakeholder update that provides the background. This will go out before 11am.

Please call if you have questions.

Cheers

Paul

Stakeholder Update

Over the past twelve months RNZ has carried out a eview of our music services, exploring opportunities for music to engage with younger and more diverse audiences in line with RNZ’s Charter obligations.

Today RNZ began implementing the new music strategy that will expand our range of services to New Zealanders.

The objective of the strategy is to diversify and grow audiences by developing an innovative new music brand aimed at young people. The new commercial-free brand will showcase New Zealand artists and their music in line with our Charter.

The new multimedia brand will be based in Auckland. It will be launched in the second half of 2020 and will be available online, on-demand, on streaming platforms and will be broadcast on FM nationw de.

As part of the strategy, the RNZ Concert service will continue and will undergo some changes in the next few months. It will be focused on playing classical music 24/7. RNZ will continue recording and b oadcasting concerts alongside orchestras and other established music industry partners.

From the middle of 2020 RNZ Concert will no longer be available on FM but it will still be widely and easily available through online streaming and on-demand services.

RNZ Concert listeners will continue to access the content on Freeview channel 51 and Sky Digital channel 422, reaching 86% of homes in New Zealand. It will be available on mobile devices through

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the RNZ app and our streaming partners like iHeart Radio, and Spotify, and through any other internet connected device.  RNZ Concert will also now be broadcast nationwide on AM radio on the Parliamentary Network when Parliament is not sitting, making it accessible to more than 3.5 million people or 83% of the New Zealand population. RNZ has begun consulting staff affected by this plan. We will be able to provide an update and more detailed information on the new strategy in April once staff consultation is completed and the implementation plan for the strategy is confirmed. Please email me or call me on 029 2013426 if you have questions. Ngā mihi nui Paul Thompson Emails sent by Radio New Zealand Limited (RNZ) or any related entity, including any attachments, may be confidential, protected by copyright and/or subject to privileg If you receive an email from RNZ in error, please inform the sender immediately, delete it from your system and do not use, copy or disclose any of the information in that email for any purpose. Emails to/from RNZ may undergo email filtering and virus scanning, including by third party contractors. However, RNZ does not guarantee that any email or any attachment is secure, error-free or free of viruses or other unwanted or unexpected inclusions. The views expressed in any non-business email are not necessarily the views of RNZ. www.rnz.co.nz

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Connecting and reflecting our nation

Thank you for your interest in our work. Yours sincerely

Clare Helm ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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From: Paul Thompson < > Sent: Wednesday, 5 February 2020 8:10 AM To: Clare Helm Cc: John Barr < > Subject: RNZ Music Strategy Update -

CONFIDENTIAL

Mōrena Clare

I hope you are well.

As discussed last week, at 10am today we will begin consulting staff about the implementation of the new Music Strategy.

See below a stakeholder update that provides the background. This will go out before 11am.

Please call if you have questions.

Cheers

Paul

Stakeholder Update

Over the past twelve months RNZ has carried out a eview of our music services, exploring opportunities for music to engage with younger and more diverse audiences in line with RNZ’s Charter obligations.

Today RNZ began implementing the new music strategy that will expand our range of services to New Zealanders.

The objective of the strategy is to diversify and grow audiences by developing an innovative new music brand aimed at young people. The new commercial-free brand will showcase New Zealand artists and their music in line with our Charter.

The new multimedia brand will be based in Auckland. It will be launched in the second half of 2020 and will be available online, on-demand, on streaming platforms and will be broadcast on FM nationw de.

As part of the strategy, the RNZ Concert service will continue and will undergo some changes in the next few months. It will be focused on playing classical music 24/7. RNZ will continue recording and b oadcasting concerts alongside orchestras and other established music industry partners.

From the middle of 2020 RNZ Concert will no longer be available on FM but it will still be widely and easily available through online streaming and on-demand services.

RNZ Concert listeners will continue to access the content on Freeview channel 51 and Sky Digital channel 422, reaching 86% of homes in New Zealand. It will be available on mobile devices through

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the RNZ app and our streaming partners like iHeart Radio, and Spotify, and through any other internet connected device.  RNZ Concert will also now be broadcast nationwide on AM radio on the Parliamentary Network when Parliament is not sitting, making it accessible to more than 3.5 million people or 83% of the New Zealand population. RNZ has begun consulting staff affected by this plan. We will be able to provide an update and more detailed information on the new strategy in April once staff consultation is completed and the implementation plan for the strategy is confirmed. Please email me or call me on 029 2013426 if you have questions. Ngā mihi nui Paul Thompson Emails sent by Radio New Zealand Limited (RNZ) or any related entity, including any attachments, may be confidential, protected by copyright and/or subject to privileg If you receive an email from RNZ in error, please inform the sender immediately, delete it from your system and do not use, copy or disclose any of the information in that email for any purpose. Emails to/from RNZ may undergo email filtering and virus scanning, including by third party contractors. However, RNZ does not guarantee that any email or any attachment is secure, error-free or free of viruses or other unwanted or unexpected inclusions. The views expressed in any non-business email are not necessarily the views of RNZ. www.rnz.co.nz

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